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Puff pastry vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between puff pastry and baking powder

  • Puff pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than puff pastry.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of puff pastry is 56.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +210%
Contains more CopperCopper +1050%
Contains more ZincZinc +5300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58660%
Contains more IronIron +323.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3551.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 10mg 5876mg 587%
Sodium 253mg 10600mg 450%
Phosphorus 60mg 2191mg 304%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 0g 148%
Iron 2.6mg 11.02mg 105%
Fats 38.5g 0g 59%
Selenium 24.5µg 0.2µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.502g 0g 25%
Calories 558kcal 53kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 0mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 0g 22%
Manganese 0.495mg 0.011mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0mg 20%
Protein 7.4g 0g 15%
Folate 55µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 0µg 14%
Copper 0.115mg 0.01mg 12%
Carbs 45.7g 27.7g 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0.2g 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 62mg 20mg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65%
Contains more WaterWater +48%
Contains more OtherOther +6630%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.